Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy

Italy: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 9,260 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9,260 kt
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
22nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
15,068 kt
in 2005
All-time low
9,260 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 12.4k kt1991: 12.8k kt1992: 12.6k kt1993: 13.2k kt1994: 13.4k kt1995: 13.2k kt1996: 13.1k kt1997: 12.9k kt1998: 13.4k kt1999: 13.4k kt2000: 13.4k kt2001: 13.5k kt2002: 13.9k kt2003: 14.8k kt2004: 14.9k kt2005: 15.1k kt2006: 14.5k kt2007: 14.2k kt2008: 13.8k kt2009: 13.3k kt2010: 13.7k kt2011: 13.3k kt2012: 13.0k kt2013: 12.0k kt2014: 10.9k kt2015: 11.6k kt2016: 11.2k kt2017: 11.0k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 10.0k kt2020: 10.1k kt2021: 10.7k kt2022: 9.9k kt2023: 9.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Italy recorded 9,260 kt for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Italy peaked at 15,068 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,260 kt, in 2023.

Italy ranks 22nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Italy, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12,433 kt —
1991 12,833 kt +3.2%
1992 12,630 kt -1.6%
1993 13,202 kt +4.5%
1994 13,351 kt +1.1%
1995 13,199 kt -1.1%
1996 13,129 kt -0.5%
1997 12,941 kt -1.4%
1998 13,385 kt +3.4%
1999 13,437 kt +0.4%
2000 13,360 kt -0.6%
2001 13,465 kt +0.8%
2002 13,917 kt +3.4%
2003 14,774 kt +6.2%
2004 14,856 kt +0.6%
2005 15,068 kt +1.4%
2006 14,519 kt -3.6%
2007 14,185 kt -2.3%
2008 13,832 kt -2.5%
2009 13,279 kt -4.0%
2010 13,663 kt +2.9%
2011 13,277 kt -2.8%
2012 12,950 kt -2.5%
2013 11,988 kt -7.4%
2014 10,900 kt -9.1%
2015 11,635 kt +6.7%
2016 11,196 kt -3.8%
2017 11,010 kt -1.7%
2018 10,485 kt -4.8%
2019 10,026 kt -4.4%
2020 10,054 kt +0.3%
2021 10,698 kt +6.4%
2022 9,856 kt -7.9%
2023 9,260 kt -6.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 9,260 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 225.6 kt, 41.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 9,260 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 357.31 kt, 25.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,054 kt 12,433 kt 13,437 kt 10
2000s 14,126 kt 13,279 kt 15,068 kt 10
2010s 11,713 kt 10,026 kt 13,663 kt 10
2020s 9,967 kt 9,260 kt 10,698 kt 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.11 kt compare
  2. 19 Morocco 10,680 kt compare
  3. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.13 kt compare
  4. 20 Republic of Korea 9,939 kt compare
  5. 21 South Africa 9,413 kt compare
  6. 23 Uzbekistan 8,813 kt compare
  7. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,634 kt compare
  8. 25 Philippines 8,412 kt compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Italy?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Italy was 9,260 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 15,068 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 9,260 kt in 2023.
How does Italy rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Italy ranks 22nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 8,608 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.